In a spectacular feat of imagination, halter has breathed new life into this littleknown, though influential, old testament figure. A novel i applaud marek halter with his courage to delve into the unknown. Moses siblings, miriam and aaron confront their brother hes married a cushite woman, an african, and. In the time of the pharaoh, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the red sea. Far from being a covering, moses was the one in trouble and zipporah the one who rescues. Download or print this bible card to learn more about moses wife, zipporah. The bible tells us that after moses fled from egypt, he fled into midian, a kingdom of ethiopia. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporahs, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. On the way yahweh rebuked moses, either because he had not been circumcised before his. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the black people of the lands to the southshe is taken in by jethro, high priest and sage of the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. Download this bible character card and learn about zipporah, the wife of moses.
Shebuel, son of gershom, and rehabiah, son of eliezer 1 chronicles 23. The untold story of zipporah, wife of moses what do you. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah, wife of moses.
Zipporrah wife of the writer of the first five books of the bible and miriam and aaron spake against moses because of the ethiopian woman he had married. Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. Possibly, moses was embarrassed that his wife was not an israelite. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. Zipporah, wife of moses is bestselling novelist marek halters latest portrait of a noteworthy woman of the bible. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After moses kills an egyptian, he flees from the pharaoh and settles among the midianites, an arab people who occupied desert areas in southern transjordan, northern arabia, and the sinai. A heroine of the old testament ebook written by marek halter. While she is introduced early in exodus, very little is said about her. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel.
Zipporah or tzipora is mentioned in the book of exodus as the wife of moses, and the daughter. But in numbers 12 we encounter an uncomfortable story. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook, by marek halter. Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality. Alternatively, he may have been careful to keep his personal life out of the story of gods interactions with the israelites. Moses stepped in and helped zipporah and her sisters to water their flock and draw water enough for the family. Rather he withdraws the attack, showing that he is satisfied with the response.
Zipporah, was a shepherdess and priestess, as all priests were shepherds. Bible study online god judges moses for his compromising and tries to kill him this divine event is a reality check for both moses and zipporah for now they know that god is to be taken. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. Jethro invited moses to his house and gave him bread. In the book of chronicles, two of her grandsons are mentioned. Both zipporah and moses became consciencestricken over the profanation of gods covenant, and zipporah yields.
Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. If you read the bible, you will know that very little is known about zipporah, the wife of moses, but i have no doubt that she played a major role in his life. When moses returned to egypt, zipporah and her sons accompanied him. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered politics. Didnt i tell you to get your tail up out of that bed and get ready to go to church. One button 15 links for downloading the book zipporah, wife of moses in all ebook formats. Simply rightclick the image, save to your computer and print. A new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her the cushite or ethiopian wife. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, howard curtis. Moses two sons are black and work among the levi priestly order. Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well.
Fun for kids to print and learn more about moses, zipporah, jethro, and the land of midian. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the south zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. Zipporah article about zipporah by the free dictionary. The next time we hear of zipporah is when the torah tells us that jethro came to join the people of israel. At the well with her lightskinned stepsisters, zipporah is. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook listen instantly. Generally, moses called them zipporah and her two sons as if distancing himself from their presence in his life. Press button get download links and wait 20 seconds. Editions of zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on.
There he sought the family of jethro, the ethiopian priest of midian, in whose sight, after a short residence, he found favor, and married his daughter zipporah. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest. Moses was aware of zipporahs qualities and therefore took her for a wife. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn moses for being saved by his wife. To keep the peace, moses compromised with his unbelieving wife and withheld circumcision, the sign of gods covenant, from eliezer. A few years later, after god speaks to moses through a burning bush, moses sets out with his family to return to egypt to free his people from. Jethro, the priest of midian, moses fatherinlaw, heard of all that god had done for moses and for his people israel, how the lord had brought israel out of egypt. She refuses to marry him until he returns to egypt to free his people.
Moses was content to dwell with jethro in the land of midian and jethro gave moses zipporah his daughter. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Zipporah s quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. The lord intervened, and as a sign of divine displeasure, moses is stricken with a mortal disease. After god commanded moses to return to egypt to free the israelites, moses took his wife.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah. Moses, a fugitive who has run away from egypt only to return to help free the. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. When moses fled from egypt to the land of midian, he met jethros seven daughters, who were having some trouble getting enough water for their flocks exodus 2. According to the bible,moses met the daughters of jethro when they were being driven away from a well by shepherds. Zipporah was one of seven midianite sisters that mistook moses for an egyptian after he saved them from the men at the well exodus 2. Her father jethro was the priest of midian, and it was he that gave zipporah to moses to marry. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah, 2004 shows zipporah, the daughter of midian high priest jethro, meeting the fugitive moses on his flight out of egypt. The rabbis explain that moses never wanted to part from zipporah and sent her to her fathers house in midian only for fear that the egyptian. Members of both christian and jewish fait stunning artwork for sale on fine art prints zipporah by blacksinthebible see more.
Zipporah in the bible was the wife of moses and the daughter of jethro, the priest of midian. Then zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, surely a bloody husband art thou to me. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporah s, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. Gershom, son of moses, means a traveller, or someone in a foreign place eliezer, moses son, means my god is my help what are the main themes. The daughter of a priest of midian, zipporah became moses wife during his fortyyear exile from egypt, eventually accompanying him and the rest of israel into the wilderness. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. King saul when saul began ruling as the first king of israel, he was humble. Books image by abrenzi du wife of moses, books, zipporah.
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